For election to the Lok Sabha, a nomination paper can be filed by

anyone residing in India.

a resident of the constituency from which the election is to be contested.

any citizen of India whose name appears in the electoral roll of a constituency.

any citizen of India.

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The correct answer is C) any citizen of India whose name appears in the electoral roll of a constituency.

As per the Representation of the People Act, 1951, to be eligible to file a nomination for a Lok Sabha election, a person must be a citizen of India and their name must be included in the electoral roll of any parliamentary constituency in India.

Article 84 of the Constitution of India lays down the qualifications for membership of Parliament, which includes being a citizen of India and being not less than 25 years of age for the Lok Sabha. Section 4 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, further specifies that a person is not qualified to be chosen for a seat in the Lok Sabha unless they are an elector for any parliamentary constituency. This means their name must be on the voters’ list. They do not need to be a resident or elector of the specific constituency from which they wish to contest, although they must be an elector somewhere in India.

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